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Packing some power: storing energy at ultra high temperatures

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Futuris meets the researchers attempting to store energy at ultra high temperatures.

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European bioengineers use yeast to manufacture drugs

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Scientists at a European research project called CHASSY are determined to replace petrochemicals in our medicines, cosmetics, plastics and fuels with yeast derivatives.

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Digitising Slovakia's literary heritage for posterity

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Smart Regions meets the experts digitising and preserving millions of books in order to safeguard Slovakia's cultural heritage.

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Europe steps up fight to stop deadly olive tree disease

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In this episode of Futuris, Euronews' Julian Gomez travels to Italy to look at a European research project that's attempting to find a cure for the deadly olive tree disease Xylella Fastidiosa.

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Air pollution: the tiny nanoparticles causing big health problems

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In this episode of Futuris, Euronews' Denis Loctier looks at a new EU funded research project developing new tools to measure toxic particles emitted by cars.

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Could microalgae transform our food and cosmetics industries?

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Could Microalgae change food and cosmetics industries?

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Unlocking the secrets of the vast Indian Ocean

An unprecedented science mission is on its way to gauge the impact of climate change as well as search for new species.

Netherlands

Wing-flapping drone mimics insect flight

Dutch researchers have built a wing-flapping drone which mimics insect flight – and could teach zoologists more about how real insects' brains work.

USA

Euroviews. US-China trade war: Could Silicon Valley's dominance soon end? | View

The current trade war between the U.S. and China will, like all such disputes, produce no winners.

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Watch : Rare 'Dumbo' octopus seen in California deep-sea dive

A rare 'Dumbo' octopus was spotted by scientists during a deep-sea research dive done by their unmanned robotic submersible off the coast of California.

Italy

Child ‘vampire burial’ unearthed in Italy

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10-year-old child who they believe was given a “vampire burial” meant to keep the deceased from rising from the dead and infecting the living.

United Kingdom

British PhD student arrested in UAE on spying charges

British PhD student, Matthew Hedges, has been arrested in UAE on spying charges. He was arrested five months ago.

World News

Is the 'box-wing' aircraft the plane of the future?

Aviation is facing a range of challenges, from economic to environmental. Can we tackle them by reshaping the aircraft wing? In this episode of Futuris, we’re meeting PARSIFAL project engineers designing an airplane of the future.

Switzerland

Women aren't discriminated against - it's men, says professor

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research based in Geneva, has publicly apologised for a researcher's report which said physics was “invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”

United Kingdom

Young people feel loneliest of any age group in the UK: study

Two in five participants aged 16-24 reported feeling lonely often or very often, the study found

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Scientists try seawater to save Europe's rice from rapacious invasive snail

Experiments in Spain could also lead to a salt-resistant rice strain that may prove invaluable in the future as rising oceans threaten rice paddies the world over.

Switzerland

Behind the Science: An exclusive look sround CERN in Geneva — Ep 4

Welcome to ‘Behind the Science’, where we take a very special journey around CERN — the world' most famous physics research centre. Here you will find one of the largest collections of Nobel Prizes on the planet.

Switzerland

Behind the Science: An exclusive look around CERN in Geneva — Ep 3

‘Behind the Science’ brings you to discover CERN, where thousands of scientists keep on working day and night to study the extremely small (particles) in order to understand the extremely large (universe).

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Robots ensure bees get the buzz

European scientists are trying to save the bee population by creating robotic helpers to warn them of dangers, by reproducing the insects' hive mentality, and communication techniques.

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558 million-year-old fossil is world's oldest known animal: Report

The discovery dates the presence of animals of Earth 20 million years earlier than previously thought.